Still here Alun, I haven’t noticed any missed communications sorry

Accepted, Barred Warbler, trapped & ringed Pennard, Gower, 18 Nov. Finder & photo R. Dann.

Great sighting Alun👍

A summary of the Gower Ringing Group’s activities during 2025 here
#BirdRinging @btocymru.bsky.social

www.gowerbirds.org.uk/the-ringing-...

After having had one escape the net a couple of days ago it was nice to actually capture this beautiful young female #TawnyOwl in the garden this evening. The local owls seem to be enjoying the calm moonlit conditions currently and are quite vocal. 🦉#BirdRinging #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

That’s fantastic!

Report received of a Blackbird controlled in my garden-

Age 3 female Blackbird
Ringed - 28 Oct 2025
Spurn Bird Observatory, East Riding of Yorkshire,UK

Recaptured - 23 Dec 2025
Southgate, Gower Peninsula,UK

56 days later
363 km SW

#BirdRinging @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social @gowerbirds.bsky.social

Recovery map, showing the distance between ringing (12/02/2024) and encounter (08/06/2025) locations

Turnstone ringed in Southend-on-Sea in February 2024

Qikiqtaaluk Region: the administrative region of Nunavut where Alert is located. May 2025.

Epic recovery report just received! ⚠️ A Turnstone I trapped using a homemade walk-in trap has been recaptured in the 🌍 world’s 🌎 northernmost continuously inhabited settlement. Ringed on 12 February 2024 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex 🇬🇧, it was re-trapped on 08 June 2025 in Alert, Nunavut… 🇨🇦 (🧵 1/2)

I had a late surprise this afternoon with this juvenile Dartford Warbler in my net. The species breed on the cliffs here but it’s taken 6 years for one to stray into the garden nets. Species 70 on the garden ringing list #BirdRinging #GowerBirds #DartfordWarbler @gowerbirds.bsky.social

With one Welsh record in each of the last three centuries, I wasn't expecting to need space for a Eurasian Scops Owl in a second successive @birdsinwales.bsky.social Welsh Bird Report (subject to acceptance, of course)

Three of the last four British records have been found in Nov/Dec #BirdingWales

How extraordinary it was to see a Eurasian Scops Owl tonight, locally here in Gower, and in December of all months! A fabulous little bird that was hunting in a suburban park. #GowerBirds #ScopsOwl @gowerbirds.bsky.social

Weekly birding round-up: 14 - 20 Nov

Although a cold snap brought snow to many many parts of the UK Autumn wasn't quite done, as it produced an arrival of Hume's Warblers along the east coast.

Jon Dunn reports www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

Some more pictures of this morning’s #BarredWarbler which was caught in the garden here on Pennard Cliffs, Gower.
A smart juvenile bird with a healthy amount of fat. #BirdRinging @gowerbirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

@rarebirder.bsky.social
juvenile #BarredWarbler caught and ringed by myself this morning on Pennard Cliffs, Gower Peninsular. #GowerBirds

Great to catch another #Firecrest yesterday amongst a nice selection of autumn species during a garden ringing session. The 6th #Treecreeper of the year was particularly notable for the site, I’m usually lucky if I get 1 here per year! #birdringing #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

#SiberianChiffchaff caught in the garden on Pennard Cliffs this morning, the first since 2023. It also happened to be the 300th chiff of the year ringed here. #BirdRinging #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

…of course #RedBreastedFlycatcher was the star bird, #SardinianWarbler #CommonRedstart & a late #PiedFlycaycher were other species to feature in our catches. #BirdRinging #GibraltarBirds 2/2

#BlackRedstart #DartfordWarbler #CragMartin #Serin …some of the wonderful birds we ringed in Gibraltar @gonhsgib bird observatory last week #birdringing #GibraltarBirds 1/2

Excellent!

Appears to be AVD, an adult female bird ringed on 24 June last year

A summary of the ringing year to date of the Gower Ringing Group #GowerBirds www.gowerbirds.org.uk/2025-the-yea...

Great image!

In mist nets, stretched between 2 poles, set up in the garden

I also thought that Bernie

I had a new species for the garden today with this juvenile Common Redstart. It’s a very scarce species locally and was a nice surprise. Hopefully a pair are nesting not too far away!
Species 68 on the garden ringing list #BirdRinging #Redstart #GowerBirds

Report received of a Chiffchaff controlled in my garden-

Age 4 male Chiffchaff
Ringed - 9 April 2025
Bryyncroes, Gwynedd, UK

recaptured - 1 May 2025
Southgate, Gower, UK

22 days later
Distance 145 km SSE

#BirdRinging #chiffchaff #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

Control of a Starling in my garden

Age 3 Starling
Ringed 31 May 2023
Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees, UK

Recaptured 16 May 2025
Southgate, Gower Peninsula, UK

716 days later, 375km SSW

#BirdRinging #starling #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

#LimeHawkMoth and #PrivetHawkMoth from the moth trap in the garden last night. #moths #hawkmoths

#RingNeckedParakeet flying through my garden on Pennard Cliffs just now, a garden first!🦜 #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

A #Cuckoo caught in my garden on Pennard Cliffs became the 67 species for the garden ringing list this evening. There’s been at least one vocal individual along the cliffs here for the last 24 hours. #GowerBirds